Riposte

/ɹɪˈpoʊst/

Synonyms for "riposte" (139 found)

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Closest matches (28)

acknowledgeacknowledgmentadvocateallege in supportansweranswer backansweringantiphonaphorismapothegmargue forargumentassertback answerback talkbackchatbon motboutadebright ideabright thought
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brilliant ideachampioncome back

Strong matches (42)

Verb(1 words)
come back
come back atcomebackconceitcontend forcountercounterstatementcrackdefenddefensedemurrerdenialechoepigramespouseevasive replyexceptionfacetiaeflash backflash of witflight of wit
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gibegive acknowledgmentgive answerhappy thoughtmaintainmake a pleamotnasty crackobjectionpersiflageplay of witpleaplead forpleadingpleasantryquipquips and cranksreactreaction
Noun(2 words)

Related words (69)

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retortreturnreturn answerreturn for answerreverberatereverberationsallysaysay in defensesay in replyscintillationshoot backshort answersmart cracksmart sayingsnap backsnappy comebackspeak forspeak up forspecial demurrerspecial pleadingsquelchstand up forstatement of defensestick up forstroke of witsupportsustaintake the baittalk backturn of thoughtupholdurge reasons forwisecrackwitticismwitty replywitty retortyes-and-no answer

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barbed retortclever rejoindercounterargumentfeint riposteparry riposterebuttalretortwitty comeback

Collocations

12 entries
barbed retortclever comebackclever rejoinderfencing riposteparry riposteprompt responsequick retortrapid counterattacksharp retortswift ripostewell-timed rejoinderwitty reply

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Some context is required. Moldova were weak at the back and blunt up front, and have failed to score in six matches stretching back to last October, with only hints at English complacency offering them glimpses of summoning a riposte.

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This face-saving reminds us of some American ripostes a few months back when their space rockets seemed disinclined to leave the earth very far behind; after all, they said, the Russians are only chucking heavy machinery at the moon, whereas we're trying to be more sophisticated and get a sewing-machine up there.

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Watson’s letter was a riposte to the accusation made on Tuesday by Corbyn’s campaign that he was “peddling conspiracy theories” after he said in a Guardian interview that Labour was at risk from “Trotskyist entryists”.

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I left him and went to a tavern by the quays where the college bucks were drinking and singing hymns. There was Giles who invited old men back to his college apartments for games. Members of the rowing club riposted, for God's sake, man, clean up your life.

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